Oat flour-oil gel cosmetic creme

Abstract

A cosmetic creme is formed by dispersing ultra fine oat flour in a cosmetic oil gel. The creme is easily spreadable to form a thin non-greasy coating on the skin when it contains from 40 to 60% by weight of the oat flour.

We claim: 
     
       1. A cosmetic creme which is easily spreadable to form a thin non-greasy coating on the skin, consisting essentially of a homogenous mixture of finely-divided oat flour and a non-aqueous cosmetic oil gel, said oat flour having a particle size such that at least about 98% thereof passes through a 200 mesh screen (U.S. Sieve Series), said cosmetic oil gel containing at least one cosmetic oil and a quaternary ammonium smectite gellant, said creme being characterized by containing from 40 to 60% by weight of said oat flour. 
     
     
       2. The cosmetic creme of claim 1 in which said creme contains from 45 to 55% by weight of said oat flour. 
     
     
       3. The cosmetic creme of claim 1 which contains a hydrocarbon oil as the principal cosmetic oil therein. 
     
     
       4. The cosmetic creme of claim 1 which contains isopropyl myristate as the principal cosmetic oil thereof. 
     
     
       5. A cosmetic creme which is easily spreadable to form a thin non-greasy coating on the skin, consisting essentially of finely-divided oat flour and a non-aqueous cosmetic oil gel, said oat flour having a particle size such that about 98% thereof passes through a 200 mesh screen (U.S. Sieve Series), said cosmetic oil gel being composed of:   ______________________________________                                    
                       parts by weight                                    
ingredients            of creme                                           
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(a)     a cosmetic oil selected                                           
        from the class consisting                                         
        of a hydrocarbon cosmetic                                         
        oil, isopropyl myristate,                                         
        and mixtures thereof                                              
                           20 to 50                                       
(b)     a silicone cosmetic oil                                           
                            0 to 20                                       
(c)     quaternary ammonium                                               
        smectite gellant   3 to 5                                         
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     said creme being characterized by containing from 45 to 55% by weight of said oat flour.   
     
     
       6. The cosmetic creme of claim 5 in which said ingredient (a) is present in an amount of 30 to 40 parts by weight and said ingredient (b) is present in the amount of 5 to 15 parts by weight. 
     
     
       7. The cosmetic creme of claim 6 in which said ingredient (b) is cyclomethicone. 
     
     
       8. The cosmetic creme of claim 5 in which said ingredient (a) is a hydrocarbon oil and is present in an amount of 30 to 40 parts by weight, and said ingredient (b) is cyclomethicone and is present in an amount of from 5 to 15 parts by weight. 
     
     
       9. The cosmetic creme of claim 5 in which said ingredient (a) is isopropyl myristate and is present in an amount of 30 to 40 parts by weight, and said ingredient (b) is cyclomethicone and is present in an amount of from 5 to 15 parts by weight.